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Tensions of faith and nation: US military denies letting in extremists

Hasan Akbar was sentenced to death for killing two commanding officers with a grenade. Photograph: AP The US military has a long tradition of religious tolerance but military officials bristled today at suggestions that this has aided ...

From DANIEL NASAW, Guardian Unlimited,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: The Pentagon,  Nidal Malik Hasan,  James Yee,  Al-Qaeda

Going up? Teams compete for top prize in space elevator contest

A robot designed by KC Space Robots climbs a cable extended from a helicopter at the Space Elevator Games. Photograph: Tom Tschida/AP Next stop: Space. Going up? Some engineers, science fiction writers and scientists say the future of space travel lies ...

From DANIEL NASAW, Guardian Unlimited,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Arthur C. Clarke

Daniel Nasaw on the revelation that US script-writers helped write Brown's speech to Congress

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From DANIEL NASAW, Guardian Unlimited,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bill Clinton,  U.S. Democratic Party

Maine votes to repeal same-sex marriage

Gay marriage supporters Susan McCray (l) and Yvette Pratt watch election results in Portland, Maine. Photograph: Joel Page/Reuters Maine voters have repealed a state law that would have allowed gay couples to marry. With 84% of the precincts reporting, ...

From DANIEL NASAW, Guardian Unlimited,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Baldacci,  U.S. Democratic Party

Democrat in the lead in the race for Republican seat in New York State

A Democrat was in the lead in the race for a long-held Republican congressional seat in northern New York state last night. In a race that showed a national spotlight on a deep and growing rift in the Republican party between moderates and ...

From DANIEL NASAW, Guardian Unlimited,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Bill Owens,  Barack Obama,  Dede Scozzafava

How Gordon Brown paid West Wing writers $40,000 for 'tailoring' speech

Gordon Brown's speech to the US Congress in March earned no fewer than 19 standing ovations, a congratulatory call from President Obama and plaudits for its command of global economics and rousing call to action. What American politicians did not know ...

From DANIEL NASAW, Guardian Unlimited,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama,  Bill Clinton,  Aaron Sorkin

Dennis Hopper diagnosed with prostate cancer

Hollywood star Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and has cancelled travel plans to focus on treatment, his manager said. The 73-year-old Easy Rider star is being treated in a "special programme" at the University of Southern ...

From DANIEL NASAW, Guardian Unlimited,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Dennis Hopper,  University of Southern California,  Academy Awards

Two wounded in LA synagogue shooting

Police put Los Angeles Jewish groups on high alert this morning after two men were shot as they arrived for worship services at a synagogue. Los Angeles police said they had detained a 17-year-old male who loosely fit the description offered by the ...

From DANIEL NASAW, Guardian Unlimited,  29 Oct 2009

Obama meets coffins of fallen soldiers

Obama salutes the casket of Sergeant Dale Griffin, who died in Afghanistan. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Barack Obama last night came face to face with the true cost of the war in Afghanistan, as the remains of 18 US soldiers and drug ...

From DANIEL NASAW, Guardian Unlimited,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  Stanley A. McChrystal,  Taliban,  Al-Qaeda

Five arrested in Homecoming gang rape case

Police in California have arrested five boys and young men in the gang rape, beating and robbery of a 15-year-old student outside a high school dance last weekend. In a crime that shocked America, as many as 10 people ranging in age from 15 to their ...

From DANIEL NASAW, Guardian Unlimited,  28 Oct 2009

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